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Citi cuts Nifty year-end target to 27,000 on oil shock, West Asia war risks

Citi expects RBI to stay on pause in April, with its policy tone potentially tilting toward growth if fiscal measures absorb most of the inflationary pressures

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 12:07 PM IST

China readies 7nm chip production in efforts to boost tech self-sufficiency

China's second-largest chipmaker Hua Hong Group is reportedly developing 7nm chip fabrication technology with support from domestic suppliers and collaboration with Huawei Technologies

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 10:21 AM IST

MacBook Neo emerges as Apple's most repairable laptop in more than a decade

Apple is widely believed to be targeting the same education markets with its MacBook Neo that Google targets with its low-cost Chromebooks

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 10:17 AM IST

Trump warns Nato of 'very bad' future if allies don't help reopen Hormuz

About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 8:49 AM IST

Asian markets wary as oil prices climb amid conflict in West Asia

The WSJ reported the Trump administration plans to announce as early as this week that multiple ​countries have agreed to form a coalition to escort ships through Hormuz

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 7:26 AM IST

Oil climbs above $100 as West Asia conflict threatens export facilities

US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.61, or 1.63 per cent, to $100.32 a barrel, ‌after gaining nearly $3 in the previous session

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 6:43 AM IST

EAM Jaishankar hails talks with Iran to open Strait of Hormuz: Report

Jaishankar says talks with Iran are helping ease shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz, as an Indian oil tanker sails from Fujairah after a drone attack at the UAE terminal

Updated On: 16 Mar 2026 | 12:36 AM IST

Trump threatens more strikes on Iran's oil export hub Kharg Island

Washington has brushed aside attempts by West Asian allies to open talks

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 10:58 PM IST

Hindalco halts production of extruded aluminium products due to Iran war

Hindalco denied any halt to output for its extrusions business in a statement to Reuters

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 4:48 PM IST

Oil prices poised to gain as West Asia conflict threatens exports

Oil prices may rise further as the US-Israel conflict with Iran threatens key Gulf energy infrastructure and keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed, triggering the biggest supply shock in years

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 4:48 PM IST

Iran's Araghchi tells France counterpart must refrain from escalating war

Iran urges restraint amid calls for naval deployments to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil and LNG trade

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 3:57 PM IST

Ukraine wants money, tech in return for West Asia drone help: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy has said that almost a dozen countries across the world have sought help from Ukraine on how to counter these attacks

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 2:58 PM IST

US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris ahead of Trump-Xi summit

The discussions, led by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to focus on shifting US tariffs, the flow of Chinese-produced rare earths among others

Updated On: 15 Mar 2026 | 7:38 AM IST

Drones, burning ships: Indian sailors stranded off Iran want to go home

India is the world's third-largest supplier of seafarers, with more than 300,000 sailors working across global shipping fleets, according to government data

Updated On: 14 Mar 2026 | 5:06 PM IST

India reduces minimum public share float, paving way for NSE, Jio listings

India eases IPO rules for large firms, allowing companies valued above ₹5 trillion to float just 2.5% shares initially while setting a glide path to 25% public shareholding

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 11:18 PM IST

US will hit Iran very hard over the next week, says Donald Trump

US military confirms that all six crew members aboard a refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were dead

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 10:54 PM IST

Two gas tankers said to be sailing to India through Strait of Hormuz

Iran permits two Indian-flagged LPG carriers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, offering limited relief to India's cooking gas supply concerns

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 10:48 PM IST

Pakistani airstrikes cause civilian casualties in Kabul, say Taliban and UN

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the airstrikes in Kabul had killed at least four civilians and injured 14 in the Pul-e-Charkhi area, including women and children

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 10:45 PM IST

Gold set for weekly drop as oil price surge weighs on rate-cut hopes

As oil prices surged, US President Donald ​Trump again demanded Fed Chair Jerome Powell cut interest rates

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

Oil prices decline as Indian tanker sails out of Strait of Hormuz

An India-flagged oil tanker moved out from the east of the Strait of Hormuz carrying gasoline bound for Africa, an Indian government official said on Friday

Updated On: 13 Mar 2026 | 10:04 PM IST